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Originally posted by Wonders
Jesus is not the only person alive today who has been resurected from the dead. Jesus is the resurrection and the life.
Originally posted by NewAgeMan
Originally posted by Wonders
Jesus is not the only person alive today who has been resurected from the dead. Jesus is the resurrection and the life.
And we are his life today, in whom Christ grows and matures. It's a partnership with God, and yes, He is the first/last cause but according to his love that he freely extends to us, the Alpha and Omega as you say.
If we even begun to understand this unfathomable fact, that God wants to lay this foundation in us and through us according to his loving purpose, then so much would change in a heartbeat.
So the more re receive, the more Christ we take into our hearts and minds, the more we mature in Christ, or grow in Christ, unto the very stature of Christ.
It's a work that we must allow God to perform in us, not an effort just to be good on our part, but real goodness and love, of the type capable of overcoming sin and sorrow.
Without the reception of Christ's love, we don't have it in us to change to the degree that has been made possible.
1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God
the Father, who raised him from the
dead 2 And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: 3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus
Christ, 4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil
world, according to the will of God and
our Father: 5 To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. 6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace
of Christ unto another gospel: 7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would
pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto
you than that which we have
preached unto you, let him be
accursed.
9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel
unto you than that ye have received,
let him be accursed. 10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet
pleased men, I should not be the
servant of Christ. 11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is
not after man. 12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of
Jesus Christ.
15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's
womb, and called me by his grace, 16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen;
immediately I conferred not with flesh
and blood: 17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I
went into Arabia, and returned again
unto Damascus. 18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode
with him fifteen days. 19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother. 20 Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
Originally posted by Akragon
reply to post by newnature
two things...
It follows logically that this secret must not be read into the four Gospels
Please explain this...
And where did Jesus mention Grace?
Or any of Pauls doctrine for that matter
Thanks
edit on 9-2-2013 by Akragon because: (no reason given)
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. -John 14:15
God's laws are eternal. Would you like some scripture for that?
Originally posted by Rustami
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. -John 14:15
whose?
Who have received the law by the disposition of angels Acts7
God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds..Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? Hebrews1
Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage.. Galatians4
Think not that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, on whom ye have set your hope.John5 ASV
God's laws are eternal. Would you like some scripture for that?
If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. Hebrews7
In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away. Hebrews8
for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ. 2Corinthians
Originally posted by sacgamer25
reply to post by Wonders
We are not asking for you to trust us but to trust the scripture. Not what you have been told scripture says but what it actually says. The words are far more plain and simple than we have been told. Trust the scripture, look through our posts where we have provided scripture and ask yourself do we disagree with Christ or with what you believe?